A manual of parliamentary practice, composed originally for the use of the Senate of the United States. By Thomas Jefferson. With references to the practice and rules of the House of representatives. The whole brought down to the practice of the present time; to which are added the rules and orders, together with the joint rules of both houses of Congress. And accompanied with copious indices.

124 RULES OF THE SENATE.
the Senate chamber to present any petition, memorial,
or address, or to hear any such read.
20. When a question has been once made and carried in the affirmative or negative, it shall be in order
for any member of the majority to move for the reconsideration thereof: but no motion for the reconsideration of any vote shall be in order after a bill, resolution, message, report, amendment, or motion, upon
which the vote was taken, shall have gone out of the
possession of the Senate, announcing their decision;
nor shall any motion for reconsideration be in order,
unless made on the same day on which the vote was
taken, or within the next two days of actual session
of the Senate thereafter.
21. When the Senate are equally divided, the secretary shall take the decision of the President.
22. All questions shall be put by the President of
the Senate, either in the presence or absence of the
President of the United States, and the Senators shall
signify their assent or dissent, by answering, ay or no.
23. The Vice-President, or President of the Senate
pro tempore, shall have the right to name a member
to perform the duties of the chair; but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment.
24. After the journal is read, the President shall
first call for petitions, and then for reports from standing committees: and every petition or memorial, or
other paper, shall be referred of course, without putting
a question, for that purpose, unless the reference is
objected to by a m(c':i er at the time such petition,
memorial, or other 1.. per, is presented. And before
any petition, or memorial, addressed to the Senate,
shall be received and read at the table, whether the
same shall be introduced by the President or a member,
a brief statement of the contents of the petition or
memorial shall verbally be made by the introducer.
25. One day's notice, at least, shall be given of an